Podcast: Fear and the High Cost of Terror

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An American flag flew at half-staff over the White House on Nov. 16.CreditCarolyn Kaster/Associated Press

By Susan Lehman

Nov. 24, 2015

Terror attacks in Paris, Beirut, Mali and elsewhere around the globe reignited a familiar debate over balancing national security with personal liberty. How much of the latter are we willing to give up to protect our safety?

Yes, Mr. Rosenthal says, terror is a real threat and you would have to be crazy not to think so.

He reminds us that mass deportation is a classic tool of genocide — and, in a rousing defense of American freedom and Western values, Mr. Rosenthal blasts those who exploit fear and anti-Muslim fervor in ways that compromise essential liberties.